The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald
The songs below were referenced in the book The Great Gatsby. The song to the left talks about the occurrences of average life, struggling to pay rent and such. One important phrase that applies to the 1920s in general and describes the unequal distribution of wealth at the time, and the women who were uneducated in birth control* * * *. These songs apply to everyday life of some people, as well as life in general for certain groups of people. As you can see, the song to the left relates to the social and economic situations at the time it was written.
The song to the right describes the perfect home life, as they would think of it. You can clearly feel the emotion in the song describing the social aspects of the 1920s. Like many songs, these two songs can be interpreted in many ways, but they all show subjects from the 1920s and have been composed in creative songs.
The song "Ain't We Got Fun":
"Bill collectors gather
'Round and rather
Haunt the cottage next door
Men the grocer and butcher sent
Men who call for the rent
But with in a happy chappy
And his bride of only a year
Seem to be so cheerful
Here's an earful
Of the chatter you hear
From The Love Nest:
"Just a love nest
Cozy and warm
Like a dove breast
Down on the farm
A veranda with some sort of clinging vine
Or a kitchen where some rambling roses twine
In a small room
Tea set of blue
Best of all room
Dream room for two
Better than a palace with a guilded dome
Is a love nest you can call home "
Just to make their trouble nearly double
Something happen'd last night
To their chimney a gray bird came
Mister Stork is his name
And I'll bet two pins
A pair of twins
Just happen'd in with the bird
Still they're very gay and merry
Just at dawning I heard
Every morning
Every evening
Ain't we got fun
Not much money
Oh but honey
Ain't we got fun
The rent's unpaid dear
We haven't a bus
But smiles were made dear
For people like us
In the winter in the Summer
Don't we have fun
Times are bum and getting bummer
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer * * * *The rich get rich and the poor get children
In the meantime
In the between time
Ain't we got fun.
Every morning
Every evening
Don't we have fun
Twins and cares dear come in pairs dear
Don't we have fun
We've only started
As mommer and pop
Are we downhearted
I'll say that we're not
Landlords mad and getting madder
Ain't we got fun
Times are so bad and getting badder
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get laid off
In the meantime
In between time
Ain't we got fun
The Great Gatsby Music References
The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald
The songs below were referenced in the book The Great Gatsby. The song to the left talks about the occurrences of average life, struggling to pay rent and such. One important phrase that applies to the 1920s in general and describes the unequal distribution of wealth at the time, and the women who were uneducated in birth control* * * *. These songs apply to everyday life of some people, as well as life in general for certain groups of people. As you can see, the song to the left relates to the social and economic situations at the time it was written.
The song to the right describes the perfect home life, as they would think of it. You can clearly feel the emotion in the song describing the social aspects of the 1920s. Like many songs, these two songs can be interpreted in many ways, but they all show subjects from the 1920s and have been composed in creative songs.
"Bill collectors gather
'Round and rather
Haunt the cottage next door
Men the grocer and butcher sent
Men who call for the rent
But with in a happy chappy
And his bride of only a year
Seem to be so cheerful
Here's an earful
Of the chatter you hear
"Just a love nest
Cozy and warm
Like a dove breast
Down on the farm
A veranda with some sort of clinging vine
Or a kitchen where some rambling roses twine
In a small room
Tea set of blue
Best of all room
Dream room for two
Better than a palace with a guilded dome
Is a love nest you can call home "
Something happen'd last night
To their chimney a gray bird came
Mister Stork is his name
And I'll bet two pins
A pair of twins
Just happen'd in with the bird
Still they're very gay and merry
Just at dawning I heard
Every evening
Ain't we got fun
Not much money
Oh but honey
Ain't we got fun
The rent's unpaid dear
We haven't a bus
But smiles were made dear
For people like us
In the winter in the Summer
Don't we have fun
Times are bum and getting bummer
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
* * * *The rich get rich and the poor get children
In the meantime
In the between time
Ain't we got fun.
Every evening
Don't we have fun
Twins and cares dear come in pairs dear
Don't we have fun
We've only started
As mommer and pop
Are we downhearted
I'll say that we're not
Landlords mad and getting madder
Ain't we got fun
Times are so bad and getting badder
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get laid off
In the meantime
In between time
Ain't we got fun
Works Consulted
"The Great Gatsby Comprehension and Literary Analysis Blog." Learner Blogs. 7 Mar. 2008 <http://honorsenglish.learnerblogs.org/>.
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